“4 Stories Down, 4 Stories Up” by Sara Elizabeth is a series of vignettes following the budding romance between two high school girls. Barely five pages long, it is brief, lovely, and tantalizingly well written. As the story follows the ups and downs of the couple’s relationship, the first person writing is straightforward and theRead More
Guest Lesbrarian Shanna
This is a new author who has written a beautiful take on the Cinderella story, with a twist. Ash’s mother is dead, and, following in the tradition of almost all Disney movies, epic poems, and fairy tales, her father dies soon after. She’s left at the mercy of her stepmother, forced to clean and lookRead More
Indie Lit Awards, GLBTQ
I was lucky enough to be one of the judges for this year’s ILA GLBTQ section. Before we select the winner, I’d like to post some of my thoughts on the lesbian entry. [Cover redacted due to cutting scars that might be triggering] Scars is actually the only nominee with a lesbian protagonist. But that’sRead More
Joint Review with Rie: Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole
Rie of Friend of Dorothy Wilde was kind enough to read Down to the Bone by Mayra Lazara Dole with me, and then we discussed it together. I tried to mark the spoilers (ones just marked “spoilers” are just for Down to the Bone, and spoilers for other books are indicated) so that you haveRead More
Lesbrary Sneak Peek
Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t posted in a month. School took over my life. It should be much less hectic very, very soon, but for now I’ll post something that’s been in my queue for a while. Crush by Jane Futcher is a book that’s somehow been classed as a Classic Lesbian Book inRead More
Discussion of Hello, Groin by Beth Goobie with Anna Cook
Once again, Anna Cook from Future Feminist Librarian-Activist (which, like its tumblr counterpart, is amazing) has agreed to read and discuss a lesbian book with me. Last time it was Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden, this time it’s Hello, Groin by Beth Goobie. We discussed it by email this time, which means it’sRead More
Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden
I’ll try not to repeat myself too much, but look at the diligent notes I took! I had to do them justice! But I don’t think I have enough to do coherent review that wasn’t already covered in the discussion Anna and I had. So instead, I’ll just post the thoughts I didn’t already express.Read More
Annie On My Mind Conversation
Remember that time that me and Cass of Bonjour Cass read Well of Loneliness and then talked/ranted/rambled to each other about it? Well, Anna of Future Feminist Librarian-Activist emailed be afterwards about doing something similar. We agreed to read Annie On My Mind by Nancy Garden. It was published in 1982 and is pretty muchRead More
Guest Lesbrarian: Emily
For Once, Being Gay Isn’t the Problem Most lesbian literature to date, it seems, details the common struggles of coming out and of dealing with the consequences of being a homosexual in a heterosexual world. Not Ash, the new teen novel by former afterellen.com editor Malinda Lo. A revisionist Cinderella novel complete with pagan holidaysRead More
Bi & Lesbian Book Recommendations
If you’re not sure where to start with queer women books, here are some of my favourites. The Classics 1) Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown This 1970s novel is not only a lesbian/queer women classic, it also entertaining and challenges social norms even to this day. I still remember the day I realized IRead More
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